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New Potato Plant Resists Beetleere has completed all federal regulatory review processes for its NewLeaf potato plant, which is genetically engineered to resist the Colorado potato beetle.The Environmental Protection Agency approved the registration of the NewLeaf potato plant in May, the final step in the federal review process, according to NatureMark, a unit of St. Louis-based Monsanto Co.The potato,

Jun 19, 1995

New Potato Plant Resists Beetle

ere has completed all federal regulatory review processes for its NewLeaf potato plant, which is genetically engineered to resist the Colorado potato beetle.

The Environmental Protection Agency approved the registration of the NewLeaf potato plant in May, the final step in the federal review process, according to NatureMark, a unit of St. Louis-based Monsanto Co.

The potato, a Russet Burbank variety, is not expected to be widely ava